The RoboBee beats its wings over 100 times a second. But in order to stay so small and light, it can’t rely on motors or gears to accomplish the feat. Instead, it uses something called “piezoelectricity.” Piezoelectric materials can convert electricity into motion. Electricity is fed to the RoboBee through wires and stimulates tiny strips of a piezoelectric ceramic to contract like artificial muscle. Each contraction moves the wings and makes them flap.

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/n...escue.html

It's been mentioned here a couple of times before. I figured there would be something invented. I just didn't realize something already had been. This kind of plays into something that's been in my head for a few months now.

wild!

Now the question many of you probably have but are too afraid to post is;

WOULD a RoboBee be able to sting RoboCop?

PurpleJedi said:

Now the question many of you probably have but are too afraid to post is;

WOULD a RoboBee be able to sting RoboCop?

That would be an interesting test.

XxAxX said:

but what happens when the robo bees' software gets a virus? something like colony collapse disorder, only crazier. something that makes all the robo bees link up and form a hive mind and ultimately determine that humankind is poisonous to planet earth so they all go on a hunt and kill mission from buzzing, swarming, stinging hell?? (exclamation points)

We'd have to create an army of mutant zombie sparrows to seek out and destroy the RoboBees.

And when the RoboBees are all gone, and the ZomBirds turn on us, we'll employ ZomCats. Then ZomDogs. Then ZomGoats. Etc. Etc. Etc.

^ the story practically writes itself eh? we should do the screenplay right here on the org. cborgman could help us, and gunshalen will hook us up with those those sharknado folks.

OK, what I don't understand with any of these tiny drones that I've read about, is how the hell do they power these things?

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The biggest tech companies in the world like Apple and Samsung, STRUGGLE to fit batteries in their phones that will power it for even the whole day. The batteries make up literally half the bulk of the phones in many cases! Phones don't even have any moving parts! (well maybe the vibrating unit, but that's not active very often).

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So now they're saying they can make a miniscule thing that not only flies, but flaps its wings faster than an actual bee? It's beyond me how this could be possible...

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Are these drones using some kind of alien technology, which is sooo far more advanced than anything that the hundreds of thousands of employees who work for the cutting edge tech companies can come up with for phones?

nd33 said:

PurpleJedi said:

XxAxX said:

but what happens when the robo bees' software gets a virus? something like colony collapse disorder, only crazier. something that makes all the robo bees link up and form a hive mind and ultimately determine that humankind is poisonous to planet earth so they all go on a hunt and kill mission from buzzing, swarming, stinging hell?? (exclamation points)

We'd have to create an army of mutant zombie sparrows to seek out and destroy the RoboBees.

And when the RoboBees are all gone, and the ZomBirds turn on us, we'll employ ZomCats. Then ZomDogs. Then ZomGoats. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Mutant zombie sparrows!!

robertlove said:

PurpleJedi said:

We'd have to create an army of mutant zombie sparrows to seek out and destroy the RoboBees.

And when the RoboBees are all gone, and the ZomBirds turn on us, we'll employ ZomCats. Then ZomDogs. Then ZomGoats. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Mutant zombie sparrows!!

morningsong said:

Syfy channel to the rescue. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised one bit if something like this shows up soon mutant zombie sparrows and all.

I couldn't resist.

And yes, my photoshop skills are horrible.